NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday he will sign an executive order requiring local governments to develop and adopt by April 1 plans to reinvent police departments to address use of force, police bias and other issues that have triggered anti-racism protests.
Cuomo said departments must “reinvent and modernize” to battle systemic racism and qualify for state funding.
(Reporting by Gabriella Borter and Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
